Even though it's not below freezing, tender tomato plants aren't going to like it.

Plants have not had a chance to harden off.

Tropical Storm Arlene infected kudzu plants in Florida between June 8 and June 10. During that time, the storm moved rust spores into the Gulf, and a subsequent storm moved spores into Mississippi and Alabama, specifically George County, MS.

The good part is that not all of the buds are open. If the bud is closed, it will take more than 33 degrees to damage them. Those that are opened could get burned.

There are only about 4,000 marine-plant species compared with an estimated 250,000 species of terrestrial green plants. Similarly, of the 1.7 million-or-so known animal species, only about one-tenth are from oceans, with most of these living on or close to the bottom in relatively shallow water.

The plants are in a weakened state. Moisture is the key. We need rain.