I think this is the group where we were talking about using a soil blocker. I had my son record me making a few blocks the other day with mine. When you're making them, if a lot of soil is staying behind when you lift the blocker up, add a little more water. I mix in some coco coir both for moisture retention and to help the soil stay together.

Interesting video https://youtu.be/30J7GNcuvEc

Last year I checked the soil layers in my front in ground beds and found that I had 65% sand, 30% silt, and 5% clay out there. I had already worked in some coco coir and compost at the time, but I worked in more compost at the end of last summer and I put out a cover crop (peas, oats, and crimson clover) that did quite well, especially the clover. After I chopped up the cover crop, I took another soil sample and checked the layers again. I'm happy to report that I now have 40% sand, 49% silt, and 11% clay! I left the chopped up cover crop in place and top dressed with fresh compost and mulch and will be spreading more medicinal flower seeds out there in the next few weeks. Last fall, I scattered a bunch of seeds that do best if they are cold stratified. I figured I'd let mother nature do it for me. I can't wait to see how it does! The first two pictures are before I chopped the cover crop up. The brown stuff in the center of the first picture is one of my lemongrass plants that should start putting out new shoots soon. The last two pictures are after I top dressed the beds. My rosemary bush is as the end of the long bed and my prickly pear cactus along with a few perennials are in the smaller bed that is close to the driveway. The red bucket is a feeding station for my livestock (red wiggler worms).

The guy seems a bit crass although if he can grab the attention of many, looks like a interesting series coming up... https://youtu.be/32kQ9Niy7EA