Plants rely on on capillary action to bring water up: https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/sci....
There's probably some aspect of evaporation, but the density of water is much, much higher when it's kept in liquid form.
There's probably some aspect of evaporation, but the density of water is much, much higher when it's kept in liquid form.
[0] transpiration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpiration
[1] stoma: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoma
Disclaimer: I'm not a biologist. I'm a third-generation home gardener; my grandfather was the youngest of his family and the to leave the family farm in Kansas to go to college. He always maintained a large garden and loved sharing his knowledge along with his vegetables.
Edit: added links and a disclaimer
It's an old video, more than ten years ago, but it aged well IMHO. I re-watched it and re-learned things I have forgotten.