A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Food Garden Forum How can i keep tomatoes from burning up?

We grew tomatoes last summer and it gets really hot here. the leaves started dieing when it was in the 90s and 100s and we didnt get very many tomatoes.
Does anyone else grow tomatoes where its really hot and how can i keep mine alive? thanks for any help cause i just planted about 40 Beefsteak tomato plants. :)

I actually threw shade cloth over my tomato plants in my hot California desert climate. They got enough light to bloom and produce without burning.