1 Cut each cabbage head at its base with a sharp knife. 2  After harvesting, bring inside or put in shade immediately. 3  To get two crops from early cabbage plants, cut the cabbage head out of the plant, leaving the outer leaves and root in the garden.
In metal working, base metal is any metal that is not one of the noble or precious metals. In costume jewelry, base metals are often plated with a very thin layer of gold, silver, nickel, rhodium or other metal on the surface of the bead, finding, chain or other component. Brass is an alloy of copper, zinc and sometimes other metals. 1/10 10kt GF: 1/10 of the total weight must be 10kt gold.
The two precious metals most often used are alloys of silver and gold. The type of jewelry you can wear is not just determined by your wallet-but also by the way your body reacts to and tolerates exposure to metals. Sterling silver tarnishes, especially in hot, humid weather.n this chart, alloy means the other metal. It can be silver, copper, zinc, nickel, iron or almost any other metal. For instance, 10 karat yellow gold is 41.67% pure gold and 58.33% other metals, mostly copper, maybe some silver and most likely some nickel or zinc to add hardness.