1. We are like wheat, here on earth to ripen. We ripen intellectually by letting in as much of the universe's complexity as we can. Morally we ripen by making our choices. And we ripen spiritually by openig our eyes to Creation's endless detail. 

2. I'm waiting for the apples to ripen.

3. You can ripen the tomatoes on a sunny windowsill.

4. Don't worry. Time will soon ripen.

5. She applied some ointment to ripen the abscesses on the gums.

6. This helps to ripen new growth and makes it flower profusely.

7. You need sunshine to ripen grapes and in England unpredictability comes with the territory.

8. We must try every means to ripen the late crops more rapidly.

9. Like Scotch whisky, the Highland takes time to ripen.

10. But they always do ripen; it's in their nature.

11. Pesso means to bake, ripen, ferment or digest.

12. Strawberries do not ripen after picking.

13. Honeydew melons ripen slowly and will often keep up to a month, but smaller varieties will take less time to ripen.

14. The stones in a wall seemed to ripen in the hot sunshine.

15. Unless pasteurized, a cheese continues to ripen in transit, in storage, and in the refrigerator.

16. Unlike bananas, which continue to ripen after picking, pineapples have been previously transported under-ripe to withstand damage during shipping.

17. Why is it not normally possible to ripen wheat or barley on the uplands?

18. Berries ripen in late September and harvesting continues up to early November.

19. As tomatoes ripen,[http://sentencedict.com] an enzyme is produced which causes softening by breaking down the pectin in the cell walls.

20. As strawberries ripen, push some straw or plastic sheeting under them so they can't rot on the soil.

21. As fruit needs not only sunshine but cold nights and chilling showers to ripen it, so character needs not only joy but trial and difficulty to mellow it. 

22. Ease a fork under each onion to break the roots and leave them on top of the soil to ripen in the sun.

23. The trees grow wild along the riverbanks and are harvested between January and June as the fruits ripen.

24. Summer is prime time for fresh berries when native strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and other varieties ripen to perfection.

25. You should only leave 3 or 4 trusses to ripen on standard outdoor types.

26. He says he was keen to try a new crop, and dwarf sunflowers ripen in time to harvest in late summer.

27. Choosing Choose fruit that's just softening; it will soon ripen at room temperature.

28. Once a Brie has been cut in that state, it will seldom ripen properly.

29. Bryant has a reputation as an unusually poised, thoughtful teenager, and Twardzik believes that those qualities would ripen in college.

30. Some bags were impregnated with pesticide but most were used as miniature hothouses to ripen the bananas while protecting them from bruising.