How much heat can those vegetables take?

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Hello again everyone,
 
I'm planning this year's garden layout and I wonder how much heat some of my vegetables can take. I should preface the questions by telling you that I live in Utah where the summers are HOT: we often get as high as 110, with most of July/August 95+ in the afternoon. Average high for July is 93, and for August 90, so you know the peak hours are hot!
 
I want to grow cucumbers and fillet beans (pole) in patio planters (2x4x2deep) on the west side of my house, with no shade whatsoever. The patio radiates a lot of heat, so assuming I water faithfully and use plenty of vermiculite and mulch, can the plants thrive in that kind of heat?
 
I also want to grow spaghetti squash and pickling cucumbers right up against the west side stairs of the house. One crop would be exposed to the south, the other to the north-west. Is the heat radiating from the house and cement stairs going to fry my crops?
 
Thanks!
 
Annie
a*@esargent.org
 
 
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