Did You Know A Way to Save Your Tomatoes?

Did you know a way to save your tomatoes?

Several folks in our area love to grow tomatoes in their back yards. The biggest problem seems to be saving the ripening tomatoes from birds and squirrels. I heard today on the radio of a way to help save the tomatoes from birds. The radio gardner said to hang coke cans or red christmas ornaments above the tomatoes. This would discourage the birds when they pecked on the aluminum, causing them to deter from pecking the ripening tomatoes. I don't know if this will work, but one of my friends had some red christmas ornaments in her garage sale this morning. When I told her about this idea, she took the ornaments inside saying she will try it. I guess we will find out in a few weeks if it works or not.