How to protect produce from being eaten?

My tomatoes and egg plant are being eaten right on the vine! This is the worst ever (this season(! Some of the harvest is in containers, but tomato planta are huge and in the ground.
Last noght after dark I went to chk the garden, moving a branch and startled what may have been a mouse.how beat can I protect the harvest?

Thank you,
Cathy

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 08/23/2017 @ 5:42 pm

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