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So there are two things that could help:
Building bio-mass and aerating the soil that already exists.
For aerating you want to plant large tubers that can break up the soil, Daikon Radish is the go-to for this kind of task but here is a list: https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/clay-busting-plants/
For the second I am a huge fan of Lasagna Beds and Hugelkultur Beds
It may be a good idea to establish multiple beds that you can rotate between trying to plant pairs. So like Tomatoes and Peppers in Bed A and Eggplants + Beans + Cucumbers in Bed B and next year rotate the Tomatoes and Peppers to B and the other three to A.
Consider adding some annual flowers to the bed as well, Cucumbers, Eggplants, Tomatoes, and Peppers all are helped by beneficial flowers that attract pollinators which will also bring in helpful insects too
the lasagna bed is what i was aiming for, but due to how my yard is set up it's difficult to get more than like 2-3 layers without needing a raised bed to keep the dirt from spilling out onto tiles/patio. to get around this i ended up doing a lot of digging to get the manure/rice hull mix into the ground, but ultimately things did not go quite as planned and i basically just ended up digging up most of my yard and burying a lot of poop underneath. i'm not sure what to do next, i could just stick to the plan and keep mulching with a poop/rice/coir/dirt mix and cover with cardboard, but i'm worried about smells and bugs when summer really starts rolling in. also the dirt is way too elevated without even mulching and will definitely start spilling over into the rest of the yard if i mulch.