食べ頃

Meanings

1. Noun, No-adjective

   good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season

• このみかんは食たべ頃ごろだ。

  These oranges are good to eat.

• このプラムは食たべごろだ。

  These plums are ripe.

• このメロンは明日あしたあたりが食たべごろだ。

  This melon will be good to eat tomorrow.

• バナナは食たべごろになるまで置おいとくよ。

  I'll leave the bananas alone until they're ripe.

• かぼちゃは収穫しゅうかくしてからしばらく置おいておくと、食たべごろになる。

  Pumpkins stored away after harvest for a while become ripe and good to eat.