The key phrase here is "locked out".
You might want to ponder that.

And you do know that amendments are not going to fix the present damage, yah?.
How does the new growth look?

To aerate the soil, I recommend peanut shells, unsalted.
Coco coir is good too.
Sand, is worthless. (Don't ask)

Glad those choppers turned out to be a trivial annoyance.

Aloha,
Weezard