Vegamatrix Amp-It, 1 gal

Vegamatrix Amp-It is a veganic micro-nutrient and amino acid supplement formulated to feed a plant’s metabolic engine during heavy growth phases. The 1-gallon concentrate delivers all 21 essential amino acids in L-form alongside naturally mined micro-minerals and plant-based extracts, giving fast-growing, high-yielding gardens the secondary nutrition needed to lift photosynthesis, primary-nutrient uptake, and crop size without the heavy-metal load of conventional micro packs.

Vegamatrix Amp-It Specifications

Specifications confirmed from the canonical supplier record (grow_wiser, SKU VX10020) and the Vegamatrix brand product page at vegamatrix.co. Vegamatrix does not publish a numeric guaranteed analysis (NPK percentages) for Amp-It.

Specification	Value
Brand / Manufacturer	Vegamatrix (Kyle Kushman)
Product type	Liquid micro-nutrient & amino acid supplement
SKU	VX10020
Size (this listing)	1 gallon
Available sizes	1 qt, 1 gal, 5 gal
Active inputs	21 L-form amino acids, naturally mined micro-minerals, plant-based extracts
Guaranteed analysis (NPK)	Not published by manufacturer
Standard feed rate (soil / hydro / coco)	2–10 ml per gallon of water
Foliar feed rate	4–8 ml per gallon of water
Substrate compatibility	Soil, coco coir, hydroponics, rockwool
Nutrient compatibility	All nutrient programs (Vegamatrix or third-party base)
Certifications / claims	100% Veganic, 100% Non-GMO, virtually no heavy metals
Brand tagline	Cleaner. Bigger. Better.

Why Choose Vegamatrix Amp-It

The points below are grounded in the canonical supplier description and the Vegamatrix brand product page at vegamatrix.co.

• All 21 essential amino acids delivered in L-form. Amp-It is built around the full set of 21 essential amino acids supplied in their L-form (left-handed) isomer. L-form is the configuration plants recognize and absorb directly, without spending metabolic energy to convert the molecule before use. By providing the complete amino acid pool in the biologically active form, Amp-It supplies the building blocks for protein synthesis, enzyme production, and cell formation without forcing the plant to manufacture each amino acid from scratch. The result is more of the plant’s energy budget freed up for growth and yield rather than secondary biosynthesis.
• Micro-nutrient ratios specifically tuned to amplify primary-nutrient uptake. Vegamatrix positions Amp-It’s micro-nutrient blend as ratios — not a generic chelate cocktail — proven to increase growth. Rapidly growing plants exhaust trace elements faster than base nutrient programs replenish them, and a deficiency in any single micro can throttle the uptake of N, P, or K regardless of how well-fed the macros are. Amp-It is formulated to keep that pipeline open, helping the plant use the primary nutrients you are already feeding more efficiently. This is why the product is described by the canonical record as designed “to facilitate the uptake of the primary nutrients.”
• 100% Veganic and 100% Non-GMO, with virtually no heavy metals. Amp-It uses naturally mined micro-minerals and plant-based extracts rather than animal-derived inputs (bone meal, blood meal, feather meal, fish-based chelates). The veganic formulation is the brand’s signature differentiator and is the engineering basis for the “virtually no heavy metals” claim — animal byproduct inputs are the most common source of cadmium, lead, and arsenic contamination in horticultural fertilizers. For growers producing for sensory- or analytic-tested markets, the cleaner input stream translates to a cleaner finished product.
• Designed by a 13-time award-winning master grower. Vegamatrix was developed by Kyle Kushman, a 13-time Cannabis Cup winner and pioneer of veganic horticulture in high-yield environments. The product line is the practical output of that growing philosophy, distilled into a streamlined 6-product total system — substantially fewer bottles than the 10+ product regimens common from competitor brands. Amp-It is the secondary-nutrition workhorse within that system, but it stacks just as cleanly onto any third-party base nutrient program.
• One bottle covers every substrate — soil, coco, hydro, rockwool. Amp-It is compatible with every common growing medium without special handling, mixing protocols, or substrate-specific dose curves. The 2–10 ml per gallon application range applies whether you’re feeding a soil pot, a coco bag, a recirculating hydro reservoir, or a rockwool slab. The same bottle also serves as a foliar feed at 4–8 ml per gallon, so growers running mixed-substrate facilities don’t need separate micro-nutrient products for each system. This is the practical expression of the brand’s secondary tagline, “use less, grow more.”
• Works during veg, transition, and into flower — not a phase-locked additive. Unlike PK boosters or bloom-only stimulants, Amp-It is designed for use throughout the high-demand portion of the crop cycle: vegetative growth, the transition into flower, and the early to mid flowering window. The amino acid pool fuels protein synthesis during heavy leaf and stem development, then carries through to support the structural and metabolic demands of bud set and bloom. One bottle covers the full demand window without phase-switching.

Best Uses for Vegamatrix Amp-It

Use cases follow from Amp-It’s amino-acid plus micro-nutrient profile, substrate compatibility, and the application guidance published on the Vegamatrix brand page and corroborating retailer pages.

• Fast-growing, high-yielding crops that outrun base-nutrient micro supply. The clearest use case is the one called out in the canonical product description: rapidly growing plants and high-yielding gardens that need additional micro-nutrients to keep primary-nutrient uptake moving. If you are running aggressive feeding schedules, dense plantings, or vigorous genetics and seeing micro deficiencies (interveinal chlorosis, slow new-growth color development, stalled growth despite adequate macros), Amp-It is formulated to close that gap.
• Veganic and clean-input programs. Growers committed to a 100% plant-based input stream — whether for personal philosophy, market positioning, or to avoid the heavy-metal contamination associated with animal-derived chelates — can use Amp-It as the secondary-nutrition layer over any veganic base. It pairs naturally with the rest of the Vegamatrix 6-product system but does not require it. You can also stack Amp-It on top of any conventional base such as Advanced Nutrients pH Perfect Sensi Bloom Part A when you want a precision base nutrient with a clean amino-acid and micro-mineral booster layered on top.
• Mixed-substrate facilities running soil, coco, hydro, or rockwool side-by-side. Because Amp-It uses one dose range across every common substrate, multi-system rooms (soil veg + hydro flower; coco mothers + rockwool propagation; etc.) can run a single micro-nutrient additive across the whole facility. This simplifies dosing logistics and inventory versus stocking substrate-specific products for each room.
• Foliar feeding during high-demand growth phases. Amp-It is rated for foliar spray at 4–8 ml per gallon. Foliar delivery bypasses any substrate-side lockout and gets micro-nutrients and amino acids directly into the leaf tissue — useful when you suspect root-zone pH is interfering with micro uptake, during heat-stress recovery, or any time you want to push secondary nutrition without changing the reservoir. Apply foliar sprays during the dark period or in low light to minimize evaporation and leaf stress.
• Crops grown in suboptimal media or recycled coco/soil. Where the growing medium is past its prime — older coco coir, recycled potting soil, or a substrate that has been heavily flushed — trace mineral levels are typically depleted. Amp-It restores the micro-nutrient base without forcing a full media change, giving growers a way to extend substrate life through a second crop cycle. The amino acid pool also helps offset the slower microbial activity that aged media can suffer from.
• Stacking with environmental-control upgrades that drive harder growth. When growers tighten room control — CO2 supplementation, dialed-in VPD, higher-PPFD lighting like an EYE Hortilux 600W ceramic HPS — plants drive harder and demand more secondary nutrition to match. Amp-It is the kind of metabolic-support additive that pairs naturally with those upgrades, ensuring the micro-nutrient and amino-acid floor is not the bottleneck once the rest of the environment is delivering its potential.

Vegamatrix Amp-It vs Botanicare Liquid Karma

Amp-It is most directly comparable to Botanicare Liquid Karma — both occupy the amino-acid and micro-nutrient booster category for soil, coco, and hydro. The differences are in input sourcing, formulation philosophy, and how each fits into a wider nutrient program.

Vegamatrix Amp-It (this product): Uses 21 L-form amino acids, naturally mined micro-minerals, and plant-based extracts. The input stream is 100% veganic and 100% Non-GMO, with virtually no heavy metals as a direct consequence of avoiding animal-derived ingredients. Amp-It applies at 2–10 ml per gallon (root zone) or 4–8 ml per gallon (foliar) and is compatible with every common substrate. The brand positions Amp-It inside a streamlined 6-product total system but the additive stacks cleanly onto any third-party base nutrient program. Brand tagline: “Cleaner. Bigger. Better.”

Botanicare Liquid Karma (comparator): Uses fermented yeast extracts as the amino-acid and B-vitamin source, alongside humates and seaweed-derived inputs. It is not marketed as veganic. Liquid Karma is widely used as a soil/hydro/coco amino-acid booster at comparable price points to Amp-It and is well-established in mainstream nutrient programs. It is typically applied as part of a multi-additive stack — many growers using Liquid Karma also run separate hum-acid, kelp, and B-vitamin products from the same product line, leading to the bigger-regimen approach Vegamatrix positions against.

Key trade-offs:

• Amp-It’s amino acids come from plant extracts in L-form (the configuration plants absorb directly); Liquid Karma’s amino acids derive from fermented yeast extracts. Both deliver bioavailable nitrogen-rich molecules, but the ingredient class and the heavy-metal risk profile differ.
• Amp-It is 100% veganic with virtually no heavy metals as a stated brand claim; Liquid Karma is not positioned as veganic and uses biological extracts that the brand does not claim to be heavy-metal-free.
• Amp-It is engineered as part of a 6-product total system, meaning fewer bottles to manage than the larger Botanicare lineup; growers wanting a leaner shelf will prefer the Vegamatrix approach.
• Both products work across soil, coco, and hydro at similar application rates, so substrate compatibility is essentially a wash — the choice comes down to input philosophy.
• Growers who care about veganic certification, heavy-metal cleanliness, and a streamlined input list will lean to Amp-It. Growers already standardized on the Botanicare line and not constrained by veganic input rules may find Liquid Karma’s broader compatibility ecosystem easier to slot in.

Both products serve the same metabolic-booster role; the choice turns on whether the priority is a clean, plant-based input stream (Amp-It) or established compatibility with an existing Botanicare-centered program (Liquid Karma).

Compatibility & Operating Range

Compatibility data from the Vegamatrix product page at vegamatrix.co and corroborating retailer pages (Urban Roots Tampa, Discounted Hydroponics, Hydropros).

Soil substrates: Fully compatible with no special handling. Mix Amp-It into the feed water at 2–10 ml per gallon and apply through any standard watering routine. The amino acids and naturally mined micro-minerals integrate cleanly with soil chemistry without disrupting microbial activity in living-soil systems. Veganic input sourcing is particularly well-suited to no-till and recycled-soil programs.

Coco coir substrates: Fully compatible. Amp-It supplies the secondary nutrition that coco-based programs typically need supplemented on top of the base nutrient because coco’s inert nature does not contribute any micro-nutrient reserve of its own. Apply at the standard 2–10 ml per gallon rate alongside your base coco nutrient program.

Hydroponic systems (DWC, ebb-and-flow, NFT, drip recirculating): Compatible. Add Amp-It to the reservoir at the standard rate. The product mixes cleanly into nutrient solution and does not require pre-dilution. For reservoirs that are being maintained for multi-day cycles, monitor pH after addition and adjust as needed; amino acid and micro-nutrient additives can shift solution pH slightly depending on starting water chemistry.

Rockwool substrates: Compatible. Amp-It’s broad substrate range explicitly includes rockwool, making it appropriate for propagation slabs and commercial rockwool-block production. Apply at the standard 2–10 ml per gallon rate; rockwool’s inert nature means the micro-nutrients delivered via Amp-It go straight to plant availability without buffering or binding in the substrate.

Base nutrient program compatibility: Amp-It is an additive, not a base nutrient replacement. It layers onto any base nutrient program — Vegamatrix’s own 6-product system, or any third-party base from any manufacturer. No base nutrient compatibility exclusions are documented. Add Amp-It after the base nutrients are fully dissolved in the reservoir and the initial pH/EC has been measured. Check and adjust pH and EC after all additives are mixed before feeding.

Foliar application: Compatible with foliar delivery at 4–8 ml per gallon. Apply during the dark period or in dim light to minimize evaporation and prevent leaf burn. Foliar spraying is the recommended delivery method when root-zone pH or EC constraints prevent effective reservoir-based micro-nutrient delivery.

pH operating range: No Amp-It-specific pH window is published by Vegamatrix. Follow standard substrate-appropriate pH targets: 5.5–6.5 for hydroponic systems, 6.0–7.0 for soil and coco. The micro-minerals and amino acids in Amp-It are plant-available across the typical operating pH ranges when maintained within these bounds.

Storage: Store the concentrated product in a cool, dry location out of direct sunlight. Seal the cap tightly after each use to prevent evaporation and contamination. Do not store pre-diluted Amp-It solution; mix fresh for each feeding to avoid degradation of the amino acid pool.

Usage Guidelines for Vegamatrix Amp-It

Dosing data from the Vegamatrix brand product page at vegamatrix.co and corroborating retailer pages. Both source classes are consistent on the application rate ranges.

Standard feed rate (root-zone delivery, all substrates): 2–10 ml per gallon of water. This range applies whether the substrate is soil, coco, hydroponics, or rockwool. Start at the low end (2–3 ml per gallon) when introducing Amp-It to a new program and step up the dose as you observe plant response. The upper end (8–10 ml per gallon) is appropriate for the highest-demand stages — aggressive vegetative growth, transition into flower, and recovery from deficiency events.

Foliar spray rate: 4–8 ml per gallon of water. Apply foliar sprays during the dark period or in low-light conditions to prevent leaf burn and minimize evaporation before the solution can be absorbed. Cover both the upper and lower leaf surfaces; the underside of the leaf is where most of the stomatal uptake happens. Avoid foliar spraying during late flower once dense bud development is underway — standing moisture on flower clusters increases the risk of mold and bud rot.

Application timing across the crop cycle:

• Early veg: Begin at 2–3 ml per gallon at every feeding to seed the micro-nutrient and amino-acid pool. Foliar spray can be used in early veg for rapid uptake during clone establishment and the first true-leaf stage.
• Mid to late veg: Step up to 4–6 ml per gallon to match the growing plant’s increasing demand for trace minerals and protein-building amino acids. This is the workhorse stage for Amp-It — aggressive leaf and stem development requires sustained secondary nutrition.
• Transition into flower: Maintain 6–8 ml per gallon through the stretch and early bud set. The transition is high-demand for both micros and amino acids, and dropping the dose at this stage can stall bud development.
• Early to mid flower: Continue at 6–10 ml per gallon to support bud structure and continued metabolic demand. The amino acids fuel protein synthesis in developing bud tissue, while the micros keep primary nutrient uptake open.
• Late flower / ripening: Taper as you move toward harvest to align with the standard flush protocol your program calls for.

EC contribution: Because Vegamatrix does not publish a numeric guaranteed analysis for Amp-It, calculating the exact EC contribution per ml from label data is not possible. Growers should measure reservoir EC before and after adding Amp-It to determine the actual contribution in their water chemistry. At the 2–10 ml per gallon rate the EC addition is small but measurable; record the delta for future planning.

Measuring the dose: Use a calibrated syringe or graduated pipette for measuring Amp-It concentrate. At the 1-gallon size, this bottle covers many feedings — even a 50-gallon reservoir at 5 ml per gallon (250 ml per feeding) yields more than 15 full reservoir doses from a single jug. For commercial-scale facilities, the 5-gallon size is also available in the Vegamatrix lineup.

How to Integrate Vegamatrix Amp-It into Your Feeding Schedule

Steps for incorporating Amp-It into a weekly feeding program from early veg through late flower, drawn from the application guidance published at vegamatrix.co and corroborating retailer pages.

1. Decide whether Amp-It runs at every feeding or every other feeding. Vegamatrix’s guidance allows a dose range wide enough to support both schedules. Growers who feed daily (hydro, coco-to-waste, drip-fed soil) typically run Amp-It at the low-to-mid range (3–5 ml per gallon) every feeding. Growers on slower watering cycles (hand-watered soil every 2–3 days, large container coco) can use the higher end of the range (6–10 ml per gallon) at every feeding event instead. Pick the schedule that matches your watering cadence and stick to it.
2. Plan whether to add foliar spraying. If you are running foliar feeds for early-veg vigor or for deficiency recovery, plan to apply Amp-It as a foliar at 4–8 ml per gallon. Keep a separate spray solution and spray bottle dedicated to foliar use — do not reuse a sprayer that has had stronger chemical inputs (pH down, pesticides) in it without thorough cleaning first. Apply during lights-off or in dim light to prevent leaf burn.
3. Prepare your base nutrient reservoir first. Mix your base nutrients in the reservoir at the appropriate stage rates. Measure and record the baseline EC and pH. Amp-It is an additive; it does not replace the base nutrient. The base nutrient provides the full-spectrum N-P-K loading; Amp-It adds the amino acids and micro-nutrients on top of that foundation.
4. Measure Amp-It concentrate with a calibrated syringe. Starting at the appropriate dose for your stage (see the Usage Guidelines section above), measure the volume needed for your reservoir size. For a 20-gallon reservoir in mid veg at 5 ml per gallon, that’s 100 ml. Add the measured concentrate to the reservoir while the recirculation pump is running or while stirring, to ensure even distribution. Do not pour undiluted concentrate directly onto plant roots or substrate surfaces.
5. Verify pH and EC after adding all additives. Once Amp-It and any other additives are in the reservoir, check pH and EC. Adjust pH to the target range for your substrate (5.5–6.5 for hydroponic systems, 6.0–7.0 for soil and coco). Record the delta EC contributed by Amp-It for future reference — this helps you plan total nutrient strength across the crop cycle without guesswork.
6. Feed on your regular schedule and observe plant response. Apply the mixed reservoir solution at your standard feeding frequency. Watch for the indicators that Amp-It is working: faster recovery of new growth color, denser stem and leaf development, and improved general vigor. If you see no response after 7–10 days, step the dose up toward the higher end of the range; if you see signs of over-feeding (leaf-tip burn, dark green “clawing” new growth), pull the dose back.
7. Continue through transition and flower; taper for ripening. Maintain Amp-It through the stretch, bud set, and early to mid flower at the higher end of the dose range. As you move into the ripening and flush window, taper Amp-It out alongside the rest of your feed inputs to land at a clean finish. Rinse measuring syringes, mixing vessels, and any irrigation components with clean water after each use session; organic concentrates left to dry in equipment leave residue that is harder to remove later.

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