A silicon trichome bruiser. Think rigid wire with a silicon paddle at the end. The silicon paddles are interchangeable depending on the size you want. I also used the mouth pliers. You need three hands to hold the sugar leaf, loupe, and bruiser. The mouth pliers are like an extra hand to hold the leaves.
If trichomes are taking too long to turn ginger, you can bruise them to hurry things along. Keep the ginger even between the plants.