Banana Mike

Monkeylady I would certainly go for it. I live in San Antonio and have found banana very adaptive to poor soil. The main thing to consider though is that they will need soil that drains.

So dig a test hole and fill it with water. If the water doesn't seem to want to drain from that hole, then look for another spot.

If possbile, when you plant, I'd recomend to add some compost into the soil. It'll feed the plant and help keep the water bill down. If you want it to fruit, it will need lots of sun. So with our hot Texas sun, the better the soil, the better you chance of fruit.

I think the plant will tolerate, perhaps even appreciate a bit of shade here in Texas. Especially if it was a bit of afternoon shade.

But do your own research here. Plenty of good information. Banana can multiply fairly quickly.

Good luck!