Brody the tomato eater

I plant tomatoes every year. In the past our cherry tomatoes have always outperformed our full size tomatoes so this year I only planted a single cherry tomato plant and planted 6 of the larger varieties. As of mid-August we haven't had a single cherry tomato make it into the house. The plant isn't producing like they have in the past, but that isn't the only problem. Brody is an addict.

One of the vegetable gardens is right next to the deck and we pass it every time we walk between the house and the car. Brody won't let a red tomato sit on that plant. He checks it every time and if any tomato is red or almost red, he picks it and eats it right off the vine. I'm lucky that he can distinguish between the green tomatoes and the red ones because otherwise there wouldn't be any fruit left on the plant.

Granny and Poppa have chicken wire around their plants in an effort to deter the deer. The wire is no match for Brody.