Need help with growing peas quickly!

[Nickerly]

Hi,

All my pea plants have died, I think because they are all in containers (I only have a balcony) and the recent bad weather drowned them.

I have just germinated a new set on wet kitchen towel and am about to plant them.

Are there any tips/cheats to get them to grow quickly and healthily? What is the best soil to plant them in? What do peas need to grow big and strong?