butternut

I cannot remember pinching the tip of my plant last year I had about 6 fruit of one plant I do remember I didnt let all the flowers fruit though I didnt take some off after they'd set

Not sure if this is right or wrong - worked for me last year who knows this year

Thanks Mum!

As far as I know there are two distinct growing patterns for BNS.

Often they are bush varieties and quite compact (so not too sprawly).
Then there's the trailers that really do wander off if left their own devices.

I have grown both types for a few years now - both are easy if the weather is in your favour. Neither need pinching out... unless they really do go bananas and stop other crops growing.. mostly I aim to encourage the trailers to trail where I want them to go. Up the bean frame worked very well one year 

My experience is the BNS is the slowest of all squashes in growth so it is good for spots where a more rampant one would take up growing space. A good tip is to plant your squashes at the corner or edge of a bed so you can train it down the path round the edge to allow other plants to grow in the bed.

Good tip that!

I also put a cane or marker stake into the ground right next to the plant (courgettes / squash). That way I know where to water amongst the foliage once the whole lot fills in with leaves. 

I dig a big plant pot into the soil right next to the plant and water through this.

A good idea if you can find it once the plant gets growing 

Mine are thugs that go everywhere so I send them to jail in a chicken wire pen and leave them to get on with it. I just put a cane where I am to water and that's it. Seems to work.

I like the idea of the chicken-wire enclosure - must remember that one for next year if they get out of hand this time round!