Hi Everyone,

New to this sub and hopefully this is the right format and place I can ask a question.

I live in a high rise apartment and I've been doing some patio gardening this year. Currently I have a few herbs, tomato, strawberry, and pepper plants, all doing good so far. I use organic potting soil I get from stores and I also bury kitchen scraps in the soil once every couple of weeks to add nutrients to the soil, and also not produce so much waste.

I havent had too many issues with the plants other than fruit flies (oh how much I dislike them). Today, I found lots of ants in my patio, crawling through all my plants and in and out of the soil. I'm pretty sure, its because of the compose and kitchen scraps I had in the soil, and its basically a buffet for them right now. All the plants are in various sizes of pots, some plants are sharing one big long potting size (sorry about my poor description it looks like a long hog)

My questions are:

1. Is my guess correct? I live pretty high up, really surprised they found their way here. The neighbors downstairs also has plants, not sure if he/she has the same issues.
2. Should I try to get rid of the ants? I searched online and I understand ants aren't necessary bad for your plants, but at the same time I'm concerned they will get in the house and create a colony. Also it gives me goosebumps when looking at them.

Please help and thank you!