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.
316L steel is the most basic metal used in body jewelry. It is the basic requirement of metal to be used in initial piercings and for healing. There are better grades (below) but usually they cost more as well. For most people this grade of steel works just fine.