OUR BEST MIXTURE FOR OPEN AREAS OF MEDIUM SHADE TO FULL SUN - Establishing lawn seed for shade, indeed a lawn in any area which receives limited or no direct sunlight can be a problem. Often the limiting factors to successfully establishing a quality turf (from seed) in shaded areas is low soil temperature in the spring and adequate supply of soil moisture (particularly near larger trees) in prolonged periods of dry weather. Early season sowing should be avoided on areas which do not receive direct sunlight. Wait for ambient temperatures to rise (mid to late spring) warming the seedbed before sowing. Late summer or early autumn sowings are far less effected by cold soil or seedbed.