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A couple questions

I have a couple questions from a beginning gardener that I was hoping
somebody could help me with:

1.  My cucumber vines have been growing wonderfully.  They took off all
by themselves and are twisting up the trellis with little help from me.  They
were covered with blossoms a week or two ago but now all the
blossoms have fallen off and I don't see any signs of cucumbers.  Is this
a problem?  Could the heat have something to do with this?  We have
been up in the 80s recently.

2. In contrast, my tomatoes are setting tons of fruit.  I can't wait!!
However I noticed that some of the lower leaves are turning brown and
there is some white spiderwebby stuff on some stems.  I know it's
probably a type of mildew.  How do I treat this?

3. After hand pollinating my zuchini, according to the directions I read
here, I have two zuchini that are huge.  How do I know when they're
ready to be harvested?

4. Also, my spinach bolted so I ripped it up and now I'm ready to plant
something else.  Any suggestions for these hot summer months?

Thanks for all your help!!  I love having a resource for all my beginner
questions and I've learned a lot!!

Cheryl
Indiana, Zone 5

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