Plants do most of their water absorption through their roots, not their leaves. They're also prone to fungal problems when their leaves stay damp. There's no re

Plants do most of their water absorption through their roots, not their leaves. They're also prone to fungal problems when their leaves stay damp. There's no reason to water the leaves rather than the dirt around the roots, unless you're applying a foliar spray or watering something like a tillandsia that doesn't normally live on the ground. The article says it's no surprise plants panic because water spreads disease, which is exactly what we're avoiding by not watering the leaves. It's not to save our plants' feelings, although the root cause of the feelings and the problem we're avoiding might be the same.