Roaches coming from compost, garden, or home?

[Lmbauer2017]

Howdy,

I recently started a compost bin in a 32gal black trash can with holes drilled in it. It’s filled with grass clippings, chopped up veggie plant remnants, fruit scraps, and an equal amount of shredded cardboard/paper/sawdust. It doesn’t smell bad and looks like it’s composting nicely so I believe the ratio and moisture is in check. I began seeing a few small roaches in it which was fine with me, I know they’re just doing their job. But now I’ve been seeing the same roaches in my garden on the opposite side of the house, and now a few actually inside the house (about 1-2/day).

We’ve had a couple rains and very slightly cooler weather. My question is: is it possible the source of all these is solely the compost bin? Or could the garden be contributing as well? Are roaches in a garden a thing?

 

[YumYum]

I don't think I've ever seen a cockroach in my garden or compost pile. Plenty of other bugs though. I do remember when the grocery stores bagged in paper bags, roaches were a thing, and then when they went to plastic bags, the roaches went away. Not sure if that is helpful or not.

 

[Chuck]

In Texas you will have roaches, compost bin, garden or not. The trick is how to control them. Some folks use boric acid, some use a 50/50 mix of baking soda and sugar. Some use diatomaceous earth. And some mix all of them together.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

In Texas you will have roaches,

Are you familiar with 'The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers'? Fat Freddy visits Texas and accidentally brings back the super strong, super size, Texan super roach

 

[Chuck]

Are you familiar with 'The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers'? Fat Freddy visits Texas and accidentally brings back the super strong, super size, Texan super roach

Never heard of them until now. I looked them up and they are supposed to be on Tubi. I check them out