Sophia Latorre
wikiHow Staff Writer
Sophia Latorre is a Content Manager on the wikiHow team. Before joining wikiHow, Sophia worked as a technical editor and was published in six International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind Annual Reports. Now, she writes, edits, and reviews articles for the wikiHow Content Team, working to make the content as helpful as possible for readers worldwide. Sophia holds a BA in English from Colorado State University.
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How to
Install a Split System Air Conditioner
A split system air conditioner is a great option for keeping your home cool and comfortable in the summer months. These units are also quieter, easier to install, and more energy efficient than central air conditioning. ...
How to
Clean Pee Off a Couch
Whether it was the wet spot or the smell that clued you in, you’re probably dreading trying to get urine out of your couch. Luckily, you can easily remove the stain, and the smell, from your sofa, using a few basic ing...
How to
Care for Orchids
Orchids are beautiful, delicate flowers that come in array of colors, shapes, and sizes. There are over 22,000 species of orchids, and care requirements may vary based on the type. However, you can follow some simple gui...
How to
Revive an Orchid Plant
Orchids are beautiful flowers that bloom in cycles. Just because the flowers have fallen off doesn’t mean that the orchid is dead—it’s simply in a dormant phase and will likely flower again. You can encourage bloom...
How to
Plant Clones
If you live in a place where it is legal to grow marijuana, you can expand your crop by planting clones. Planting clones of marijuana plants is a simple process that only requires a few steps. Choose clean pots with new ...
How to
Care for a Spider Plant
Spider plants (''chlorophytum comosum'') may also be called Airplane plants. Spider plants form arching clumps of grass-like leaves and get their common names from the baby plantlets that form on their dangling stems. Th...
How to
Measure for Stairs
Doing home renovations yourself is fun and budget-friendly, but building stairs can seem intimidating. But once you learn the basics of making measurements, planning new stairs is not a difficult project. With a few tool...
How to
Grow a Cherry Blossom Tree
Cherry blossom trees are beautiful and vibrant, but they're also finicky and hard to grow. The cherry blossom tree's name comes from the soft and pretty blossoms they produce, and range in color from hot pink to creamy w...
How to
Get Rid of Bindweed
Bindweed looks innocent enough at first with it’s large, pretty blooms, but it can quickly invade your yard and weaken your plants, shrubs, and even trees. Fortunately, even though bindweed is stubborn, it’s not invi...
How to
Remove Built‐Up Frost from Your Freezer
A little bit of frost build-up in your freezer is normal, but it can become a problem over time. Too much frost can be damaging to food and can indicate a problem with your freezer. There are, however, simple ways to rem...
How to
Propagate Elephant Ear Plants
Elephant ears are lush jungle plants with large green leaves shaped like hearts. While elephant ears can’t be propagated from cuttings like many plants, you can divide the tubers of a healthy parent plant. Do this in t...
How to
Identify and Treat Strawberry Diseases
Strawberries are prone to a number of diseases due to environmental stress and pathogens. It’s important to identify strawberry diseases early and treat them before they become too aggressive. You can also prevent many...
How to
Revive an Overfertilized Plant
Plants can become over fertilized if too much fertilizer is added to the soil or when nutrients are left behind in the soil as water evaporates. Don’t worry, most over fertilized plants can be saved by a few simple ste...
How to
Clean a Burnt Oven Bottom
Spills and splashes are pretty common while cooking and baking, but if you don’t wipe them up right away, they can burn and stick to the bottom of your oven. Luckily, burnt on food at the bottom of your oven can be rem...
How to
Lower Chlorine in a Salt Water Pool
A saltwater pool requires chlorine to keep the water clean and swimmers safe. If the chlorine level gets too high though, such as over 5.0 ppm, it can irritate your skin, eyes, and nose. Fortunately, you can lower the ch...
How to
Replace a Door Frame
If your door frame is damaged, the best thing to do is to replace it with a pre-hung door, which comes inside a pre-built frame. If you have a little carpentry experience, this is likely a project you can tackle by yours...
How to
Properly Maintain Swimming Pool Water Chemistry
Maintaining the chemistry of your swimming pool will prevent harmful bacteria from building up and keep the pool pleasant and safe for your friends and family to use. Doing this yourself instead of hiring a professional ...
How to
Dry Clothes Outside
If you’d like to reduce your energy use or costs, drying your clothes outside rather than in the dryer is a great way to do so. Sunlight is a natural sanitizing and bleaching agent, and line drying keeps your clothes ...
How to
Dry a Mattress
A wet mattress is not only a headache, it breeds mold and mildew! Don’t worry though, you can dry your mattress easily with a few simple steps, regardless of how it got wet. Utilize direct sunlight and air circulation ...
How to
Get Rid of Japanese Knotweed
Japanese knotweed is an invasive ornamental plant that can be tough to remove. It grows to heights of , and the roots can be twice that deep. Japanese knotweed spreads relentlessly and grows back year after year, meaning...