soil, boil, toil, and trouble

OK all you experts here is the question for me in a nut shell. I have a
patch of l300 sq. ft of 99% composted leaf and l% composted manure 8-l0
inches deep, in which I grew my first AG at 408 lb.. I had trouble with
pollination with only one taking very late 20 ft. out and all other
females prior to this withering before bloom. Also a slow virus took out
 a significant amount of my plant by the end of the season. The compost
lies over the original soil which has yet to be tilled into the compost.
With out knowing for sure what its make-up is I would have to guess it
has a fair amount of Virginia red clay although the first few inches may
well be good top soil. It seems to drain well to me with no pooling or
muddiness. The question is should I be considering amending the soil at
this point in my career? Do I add sand? Do I till in the soil from
beneath. I have plans to get about 5 yards of ZOO-DOO manure this time
where as last year I only had l. Good idea or bad?  It is hard for me to
know at this juncture whether my approach was responsible for the
success of the 408 or for the troubles I incurred along the way. What do
my expert friends out there think I should do for this years attempt?

ZOO-DOO 
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