I want to winterize my mandevillas. I have heard to rinse the roots with water to get rid of bugs.

Should i wrap the root ball with peat moss until spring?

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 10/11/2020 @ 4:03 am

You can do that, but leaving it in its pot and giving it a good drenching should alleviate many insects.
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