Answer:
The soil is Sandy and rocky.
Step-by-step explanation:
- Most New England soils are naturally acidic and need to be limed periodically to keep the pH in the range of 6.5 to 6.8 for most vegetable crops.
- People have been growing food in the upper Kennebec Valley for thousands of years. Native Americans and European settlers alike recognized that the intervale land, at the confluence of the Sandy and Kennebec Rivers, is some of the most productive land in New England.
- During the Ice Age, thick sheets of ice covered much of North America. As the glaciers moved slowly across New England, they carried rocks trapped in the ice. The ice and rocks cut deep valleys through the mountains. They scraped up New England's rich soil and pushed it south, leaving a thin, rocky layer of dirt.