Potted plant soil retainer

A soil-retaining drain cover for use inside a plant pot having a base section including at least one vertically disposed drain aperture, said drain cover comprising:

• a. a substantially planar body of first preselected material defining an upper surface, a lower surface, and a covered area;
• b. at least three leg members of a second preselected material and of substantially equal height positioned substantially beneath said covered area, wherein total volume occupied by said leg members combined is between about 30 and 80 percent of volume defined by said covered area and said leg member height;
• c. an attachment means at contact points between said lower surface and said leg members for fixedly connecting said leg members to said lower surface;
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• d) a mesh encircling an outermost perimeter of said leg members.