Sand area lit up to avoid mob spawning

This is what the view looks like in one direction from my home in my single player survival game. I’ve placed a bunch of torches to keep bad mobs from spawning too close to my house. Near the center of the image you should be able to see a little 1 block wide patch of dirt, I’m doing this to bring grass in. Eventually I want to turn it into a grassy field which I think looks nicer.