Squirrels are swiping all my tomatoes before they have a chance to
start getting ripe. There's nothing around here that eats
squirrels, and we can't shoot 'em. Is there a way to keep them away
from the tomatoes?

Twenty three years of fresh veggies, and this is the first years I have ever
had a problem with squirrels taking my tomatoes. Green or starting to ripen,
it doesn't matter.

I know it is not because they want water. Our four-year drought ended last
year, and they never touched them during that time.