Sun Requirements

[suffolk_lawn]

I’m planning on reno’ing the yard this year so I’m trying to make a selection on grass based on what’s availableat my local sod farms. Today I took pictures of my yard each hour between 8am-6pm, then divided the yard in 4 sections (East to west) and determined each section gets a pretty even 6 hours of full sun. They also each get about 4 hours of dappled sun, which ranges from mostly shade to mostly sun. I expect the times to go up slightly as we get more towards the middle of the year.

I’m Having trouble finding consistent information online on the amount of sun required between the different warm season grasses or even what “full sun” means in terms of hours of sun. I know that every grass prefers as much sun as possible, but based on general light level guidelines, would I be considered a Bermuda candidate or would I need to stick with Zoysia/St. Augustine?

[Dchall_San_Antonio]

Bermuda need 5 hours of unfiltered, direct sunlight to thrive. It will thin out with less than that. I would stick with St Augustine or zoysia.