Cucumber problem

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Hi guys. I noticed that all of my cucumber plants , regardless of where I plant them in the garden, develop a kind of “browning” of the leaves and eventually the whole thing dries out. I’ve tried watering a lot , for others watering little less, trying different things to see what the problem is but all of them end up like this eventually. Any idea what is wrong ?
As for pic 3 , Are the leaves looking okay ?
 

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In the first picture it shows what appears to be a bacterial issue. What does the bottom of the leaves look like?
 
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In the first picture it shows what appears to be a bacterial issue. What does the bottom of the leaves look like?
 

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Do any of the leaves severely wilt on the plant and have you noticed any spotted cucumber beetles? If the answer is yes I would say your plants are infected with cucumber bacterial wilt. In the third picture you asked of the leaf looked OK. It looks like it has been attacked by a sucking insect such as a beetle. There are numerous spots on the leaf where it appears this has happened. If you have a badly wilted plant cut the plant off at soil level and squeeze the stem. If a gooey sticky substance comes out it is bacterial wilt.
If none of the above has happened the problem is probably fungal although I see no evidence of this. Neem Oil is a fungicide and insecticide so spraying with this would be an appropriate thing to do.
 
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Do any of the leaves severely wilt on the plant and have you noticed any spotted cucumber beetles? If the answer is yes I would say your plants are infected with cucumber bacterial wilt. In the third picture you asked of the leaf looked OK. It looks like it has been attacked by a sucking insect such as a beetle. There are numerous spots on the leaf where it appears this has happened. If you have a badly wilted plant cut the plant off at soil level and squeeze the stem. If a gooey sticky substance comes out it is bacterial wilt.
If none of the above has happened the problem is probably fungal although I see no evidence of this. Neem Oil is a fungicide and insecticide so spraying with this would be an appropriate thing to do.
Oh damn. Now that I think back I do remember seeing some sort of beetle on my cucumber plant I didn’t think much of it and ignored it ‍♂️ It makes sense now thank you so much for your help !
 

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