Some courgette advice please

Need to know the best time to plant?

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I have two plants of different varieties, one quite compact and the other a real "sprawler" growing in a small space where sprawler is rapidly overcrowding some other veggie seedlings.

Can you prune courgettes back without damaging the plant when it's starting to fruit? If so, what do you remove?. Just the leaf part or the whole stem? And what percentage of the leaves can you risk removing?
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I've chopped stems off in the past with out causing any problems to the plant
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Squashes and cukes don't seem to mind you nipping the growing tip out, but they will throw out long side shoots.
Been gardening for over 65 years and still learning.
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