miracle Gro 20-20-20 has always been a good early fertilizer for me. used to be peters 20-20-20

Don't forget the bone meal it is good for tuber production.

Thanks for the info, I wanted to give them some fertilizer before I plant them in the ground in a couple of weeks so that the plants are growing well before I plant them. I always put bone meal in the planting hole but wasn't sure what other fertilizer I should be giving them.

Linda

Don't know if this is right or wrong, but I use Jobes tomato stakes, 2 to a plant and put them in after growth is about a ft. about 6 to 8 inches away from the plant.My dahlias grow well. I left them in the ground last winter, and they are all up and growing now.