Hello Chode, nice that you like the site and books and good luck with no dig.
That is strange advice about removing male flowers because once fruits have been pollinated, the viable seed inside them is the main reason they want to grow and be tasty! So I wouldn’t do it again.
Sometimes. especially at this time of year when time is running out and squash plants have fruit already maturing, they automatically allow new fruit to rot, so as to concentrate on what is already there, in the time available. Plants are clever and one part of gardening is knowing how little to interfere with them,. A case in point for me is sweet potato which i have not grown before and I am unsure how much or whether to prune its trailing stems which are fifteen feet long in my greenhouse!