Soaking was a good move. One of the earliest spring sown seeds outdoors, Sweet peas usually germinate best at a little cooler temps - 55-70F soil temperature and with a reduction in temp at night.

In a Z9 you might want to consider Fall or late winter sowing these for your containers. This is Z8b, and if the soil/ground isn't too wet to work, they are usually sown in March here. Then we cross our fingers that it doesn't rain another 40 days and nights to rot the seeds :)

Here in northern California, sweet peas do best sown in October. The temperature has cooled and they are started out doors, in the garden or your containers. Al

Thanks for the tips guys I appreciate it!

One point not made here, only relative to those planting in the garden or in containers, in the garden. When sowing sweet peas, it is wise to bait for slugs at the same time. I have seen gardeners complain their seeds never germinated, when in fact the slugs ate them as they broke ground. Al

My problem was it was too hot outside. The ones I left inside just started to sprout up-thanks everyone.